Shutdown will leave its mark on state

Furloughs, closures to become more clear as Tuesday nears

8:03 PM,
Sep. 27, 2013

Ribble

Written by

Donovan Slack
Post-Crescent Washington bureau

National parks will be shuttered. Passports won't be processed, nor will small business loans or Social Security card applications.

In Wisconsin, thousands of federal workers could be furloughed without pay and federal facilities closed if Congress cannot reach a deal to keep the federal government operating beyond 12 a.m. Tuesday.

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill continued to work feverishly Friday to avert a government shutdown, federal agencies released their plans for what will happen if they fail. ...